Al-Hakam I of Cordoba

al-Hakam I of Cordoba (1 January 770-21 May 822) was the Emir of Cordoba from 796 to 822, succeeding Hisham I of Cordoba and preceding Abd-ar-Rahman II of Cordoba.

Biography
al-Hakam was born on 1 January 770, the second son of Emir Hisham I of Cordoba. al-Hakam's older brother died in infancy, so al-Hakam succeeded his father upon his death in 796. He spent much of his reigns putting down rebellions in Toledo, Zaragoza, and Merida, with two uprisings reaching Cordoba. On 16 November 806 he killed 72 nobles (some reports say up to 5,000) that plotted to replace him with his cousin, and he crucified and displayed them on the banks of the Guadalquivir River. In 818 he crucified 300 people that led a rebellion in al-Ribad, exiling others to Alexandria in Egypt, Fez in Morocco, or Crete in Greece, while some joined Levantine pirates. He died in 822, and was succeeded by Abd-ar-Rahman II of Cordoba.